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still despite all the technology involved, perhaps the greatest power of social media monday was the ability to remind everyone of what really matters. two of boston's most famous natives. ben affleck and mark wahlberg took to social media sites to express their thoughts. ben posted "such a senseless and tragic day. my family and i send our love to our beloved and resilient boston" and mark, "thoughts and prayers with my hometown boston." he was just here with you yesterday on the show. >> right, and who would have thought that the day would turn so tragic the way it did. and the power of social media brought us together and kept us connected. >> thank you, bianna. we appreciate it. >>> coming up more from boston. we will talk to the eyewitnesses just ten feet from the exp >>> and we are back here in boston, i am here with david able, "the boston globe." thank you for joining us, david. you were right on the finish line at the moment the first blast went off. tell us about what you saw. >> right. so i was there taking video as runners were coming in when i felt the ground shake and i
still despite all the technology involved, perhaps the greatest power of social media monday was the ability to remind everyone of what really matters. two of boston's most famous natives. ben affleck and mark wahlberg took to social media sites to express their thoughts. ben posted "such a senseless and tragic day. my family and i send our love to our beloved and resilient boston" and mark, "thoughts and prayers with my hometown boston." he was just here with you yesterday...
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not by weather, but technology. the third largest airline still is not back on schedule this morning after a massive computer crash left thousands of passengers stranded. >> systems are down. i tried to check in online. the app isn't working. >> very frustrating. upsetting. not happy at all. >> reporter: the crash in computer system meant every ticket agent and gate agent saw their screens go dark. the same at the airline's operations center. no way to track bags, update schedules or flight plans. american had no choice. it stopped everything, grounding every plane. they were parked in chicago, miami and dallas. >> there's nothing you can do. you just have to stand in line and hope you can get on your flight. >> reporter: the cancellations started cascading before the day was over. nearly 800 flights never happened. embarrassed the ceo took to youtube to explain. >> unfortunately, in this case we had a software issue that impacted both our primary and backup systems. >> reporter: so all the airline could do was apol
not by weather, but technology. the third largest airline still is not back on schedule this morning after a massive computer crash left thousands of passengers stranded. >> systems are down. i tried to check in online. the app isn't working. >> very frustrating. upsetting. not happy at all. >> reporter: the crash in computer system meant every ticket agent and gate agent saw their screens go dark. the same at the airline's operations center. no way to track bags, update...
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breach, using not sophisticated technology to panic america and wall street with a few key strokes. earlier this year, michelle obama, the first lady, had her information put on the internet, including her social security number and her credit report. george? >> incredible. this is why national security officials say cyber attacks could be the number one threat. >> and the banks that were hacked earlier. >>> let's go to the poison letters that were mailed to president obama and other public officials. the main suspect has been released from jail. charges have been dropped against him. and there's now questions about whether or not he was framed. abc's matt gutman is in oxford, mississippi, with the latest on this story. good morning to you, matt. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. that suspect, an elvis impersonator, who was thought to be the mastermind behind that poisonous plot against the president, he walked out of that courthouse just yesterday. now, the fbi is focusing on his rival, a karate instructor. >> overwhelming. to say the least. it's overwhelming. >> reporter: this
breach, using not sophisticated technology to panic america and wall street with a few key strokes. earlier this year, michelle obama, the first lady, had her information put on the internet, including her social security number and her credit report. george? >> incredible. this is why national security officials say cyber attacks could be the number one threat. >> and the banks that were hacked earlier. >>> let's go to the poison letters that were mailed to president obama...
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this technology helped authorities keep a careful eye on his movement. >> we have movement in the boat. >> he just sat up. he's moving. flailing about. >> reporter: they brought in a robotic device to rip open the boat's tar. . after they got the 19-year-old out of the boat, authorities treated him right there on the scene and then sent him to beth israel hospital where he is being treated this morning, alongside the victims of the bombings. as we all remember, when the capture was announced there were celebrations throughout boston. but there are many urgent questions that may unanswered. bianna. >> one of those questions, were there any warning signs? in the case of the older brother, there may have been. this morning, we also know that the fbi interviewed him two years ago. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has been following it all from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the older brother is the subject of intense focus today. my sources are telling me that tamerlan tsarnaev may be key to unraveling the key behind these attacks. in 2011, the russian government be
this technology helped authorities keep a careful eye on his movement. >> we have movement in the boat. >> he just sat up. he's moving. flailing about. >> reporter: they brought in a robotic device to rip open the boat's tar. . after they got the 19-year-old out of the boat, authorities treated him right there on the scene and then sent him to beth israel hospital where he is being treated this morning, alongside the victims of the bombings. as we all remember, when the...
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we get to see the role technology played in this investigation. this video comes from the state police helicopter, it shows the final tense moments of the man hunt. stun grenades exploding as police move in to capture 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the pictures show that, as the 19-year-old steps out of the boat, police make their arrest and they're providing him medical care right there on the scene. >> those pictures that's a stun grenade going off right there, it's extraordinary, there were three of them used. let me ask you about dzhokhar tsarnaev, what kind of condition is he in right now and when will police be able to question him? >> reporter: dan, he's listed in serious, but stable condition here at beth israel hospital. because of his injuries, authorities have not been able to interview him. but a special federal interrogation team is on standby the moment he is able to. and dan, i think it's worth noting that the suspected killer is being treated at the same hospital where many of the victims of monday's blast were also treated. >> it'
we get to see the role technology played in this investigation. this video comes from the state police helicopter, it shows the final tense moments of the man hunt. stun grenades exploding as police move in to capture 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. the pictures show that, as the 19-year-old steps out of the boat, police make their arrest and they're providing him medical care right there on the scene. >> those pictures that's a stun grenade going off right there, it's extraordinary, there...
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. >> the role of technology fascinating in this ongoing story. >>>let get right, though, to what we're learning this morning. new details about how the manhunt finally ended with the second suspect found bloody in a boat in a backyard in watertown, massachusetts, right outside boston. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is in boston this morning. outside the hospital where the suspect is right now. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he's reported to be in serious but stable condition. he was brought here last night. capping a remarkable 24-hour period that began when the fbi first released surveillance footage of two unidentified men. within the course of two hours, they had been identified by police after being spotted at a convenience store where there was a robbery. they then went on to -- according to police -- ambush a police officer on the m.i.t. campus. it resulted in a wild car case through the streets of cambridge and watertown. with t two brothers inside returning fire at the police and throwing out gren
. >> the role of technology fascinating in this ongoing story. >>>let get right, though, to what we're learning this morning. new details about how the manhunt finally ended with the second suspect found bloody in a boat in a backyard in watertown, massachusetts, right outside boston. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is in boston this morning. outside the hospital where the suspect is right now. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he's...
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...huh. [ male announcer ] technology that makes you feel superhuman... where do i sign in? that's powerful. switch to fios and we'll triple your speeds for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. marvel's iron man 3, in theaters may 3rd. >>> good morning, america. this morning, terror at the boston marathon. the two explosions that rocked the finish line, three dead now. at least 140 injured. >> something just blew up. >> shock waves and shrapnel blasting the crowd. >> we're going to need more ambulances here. we need some more ambulances. >> this morning what we know about the victims right now including the children, an 8-year-old and 11-year-old caught in the horror and the harrowing story of the college women's lacrosse team just feet from the finish line. overnight playing out orndz boston. are the clues to the culprit buried in the bomb. we're live on the scene with breaking new details. brand-new video. >> announcer: this is a special edition of "good morning america": terror at the boston marathon" live from times square and boston. >> and good morning, america. from
...huh. [ male announcer ] technology that makes you feel superhuman... where do i sign in? that's powerful. switch to fios and we'll triple your speeds for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. marvel's iron man 3, in theaters may 3rd. >>> good morning, america. this morning, terror at the boston marathon. the two explosions that rocked the finish line, three dead now. at least 140 injured. >> something just blew up. >> shock waves and shrapnel blasting the crowd. >>...
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team of agents who have set up in a restricted area near the boston harbor, the so called operational technology division. this is where the evidence is brought for examination and where agents can use special facial recognition software to turn faces into names. >> there is software that allows for facial recognition, even at a distance. it's not 100%, but even a 70 or 80% correlation would narrow down the number of people that the fbi has to go after. >> reporter: the agents are also processing some 290 pieces of evidence recovered from the crime scene including wire with a manufacturers name still visible, tiny circuit boards, small nails apparently meant as snap medical and the twisted remains of the pressure cooker used to how's the bomb. any fingerprints are crucial to the trial. >> it's extremely important to match the bomb to the bad guy. >> reporter: there maybe as many as a thousand police and federal agents assigned to this case. while there's no arrest there's a great sense of confidence that they've come a long way this three days. >> there was so much confusion yesterday, actual re
team of agents who have set up in a restricted area near the boston harbor, the so called operational technology division. this is where the evidence is brought for examination and where agents can use special facial recognition software to turn faces into names. >> there is software that allows for facial recognition, even at a distance. it's not 100%, but even a 70 or 80% correlation would narrow down the number of people that the fbi has to go after. >> reporter: the agents are...